CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- ISS: WORF
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Full Name
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ISS: Window Observational Research Facility
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Status
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Operational (nominal)
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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04 May 2010
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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May 2025
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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90 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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51.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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360 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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WORF is a NASA payload rack facility which was flown to the ISS on the STS-131 mission (April 5-18, 2010) and installed into the US Destiny Laboratory.WORF provides a new capability for scientific and commercial payloads and will be a resource for public outreach and educational opportunities for Earth sciences (e.g., the EarthKAM, etc.). The WORF rack is located inside the Earth-facing side of the US Destiny laboratory module
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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